There may be some big question marks over the future of the Alien franchise on the big screen following the critical and commercial failure of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (not to mention Disney’s acquisition of Fox’s film assets), but fans do at least have something to look forward to, with a new video game in the works.
THR is reporting that FoxNext Games has acquired developer Cold Iron Studios, setting the company to work on a new Alien title which will be the series’ first video game since 2014’s Alien: Isolation. Details are being kept under wraps, but the game will be a shooter, and is slated for release on PC and consoles.
“Cold Iron adds a whole dimension of game development and play to our arsenal: long play-session MMOs targeted to PC and console gamers,” said FoxNext Games’ president Aaron Loeb. “The kinds of games Cold Iron develops will enable us to deeply explore the worlds of our franchises, starting with the Alien universe.”
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